We are now as far away from the next election as we’ll ever be; the economy is in a modest recovery.

I still can’t haven’t found a full time position and butter is $4/lb. Recovery? Where?

]]>By: Herbhttp://hotair.com/archives/2012/11/19/quotes-of-the-day-1204/comment-page-3/#comment-6521691
Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:09:16 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=231100#comment-6521691One thing that seems to get lost in all the rhetoric is the low interest rates seniors get on their nest egg savings that used to give a little cushion. They get higher tax rates on their IRA deductions for withdrawals they are forced to take. Food prices keep going up and if you are advanced age that retirement check from your former employer keeps losing and losing in buying power. We learned many, many years ago if you spend more than you take in then bad things will happen. If we can ever get back to issues and public policy in this country instead of calling every body racist, homophobes, or _______(insert favorite slur here) maybe there is hope. Democrats are Bad A$$es for seniors and no hope.
]]>By: ajacksonianhttp://hotair.com/archives/2012/11/19/quotes-of-the-day-1204/comment-page-3/#comment-6521442
Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:27:00 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=231100#comment-6521442Why would anyone trust the solution to the ‘fiscal cliff’ to the guys who brought you the fiscal cliff?

It’s like local officials who come up with goodies during bond/sales tax elections. The citizens want parks, and performing art centers, and soccer fields, and wider streets. And the public officials have been feeding us that candy for nearly 225 years.

Will Americans ever not want these sweet goodies?

Prediction:
Conservatives will be disappointed, because the power and scope of the Federalistas will explode in the next four years.

What if we go off the fiscal cliff and Democrats still won’t negotiate? Then Republicans should make clear that they are willing to live with the higher, Clinton-era rates. It will be hard for the Democrats to paint such a scenario as an economic disaster, because letting the Bush tax cuts expire simply restores the status quo during the Clinton administration. During the campaign, President Obama repeatedly told us how he wants to “go back to the income tax rates we were paying under Bill Clinton — back when our economy created nearly 23 million new jobs, the biggest budget surplus in history, and plenty of millionaires to boot.” Well if the Clinton tax rates were so great, let’s go back to all of the Clinton rates and relive the booming ’90s.

What about the additional taxes people pay now? For starters there are the $38 billion in Obamacare taxes.